[Greek mythology] Born to be arrogant

...the slick answer.

Of course, it's also a particularly underwhelming answer.

Because saying it is tantamount to not saying it.

Venus' beautiful eyes opened wider: "Apollo, are you teasing me?!"

"I didn't mean to tease you, Your Majesty the Goddess of Beauty." Apollo was as gentle as ever, and did not show the slightest displeasure at Venus' censure. The above two sentences, no matter how the gods refute, you are invulnerable."

Venus stared at Apollo for a long time, and finally gradually became discouraged: "I can't say no to you, Apollo."

Apollo smiled, noncommittal.

"His Majesty!"

Suddenly there was a burst of anxious shouts outside the temple,

"The sea realm is in rebellion!!!"

what? !

All the gods were stunned, and almost all eyes were cast on the few remaining sea gods in the temple.

Poseidon stood up abruptly: "It's absolutely none of my business this time!"

It's a pity that the gods don't believe in him.

Zeus stood up slowly, and ordered the goddess of order to open the door of the temple, let the priest outside in, and asked what happened.

The priest said in one breath: "Your son Hercules killed the Hydra and took away Hebe, the goddess of youth, which has aroused the anger of Atlantis!...Although Atlantis has sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean ..."

Poseidon jumped up to the priest, grabbed his collar, lifted it up, and asked, "What about Triton?"

"His Royal Highness, the prince is determined to avenge the princess..."

It's terrifying!

The son of Zeus fell in love with Poseidon's daughter-in-law, and beheaded Hydra—oh, I forgot to mention that Hydra, like the Sphinx, was the son of Typhon and Eckard.

If the sun god hadn't covered Typhon in the dust a few days ago, I'm afraid that the group of sea gods would not be the only ones rebelling now, right?

"Also, and..." the priest finally found his voice, "A snake girl summoned many monsters, saying that she wanted to avenge Hydra! Oh, the snake girl also said, this time you must Let His Highness the Sun God look good..."

His Highness the Sun God who was named frowned slightly, and tapped the armrest of the throne lightly with two long fingers.

This was Diana's habitual action, but Apollo learned it at some point.

"Snake girl? Eckard?" Apollo guessed the identity of the visitor, "Among those monsters, is there a sphinx who likes to make people guess?"

"Yes, yes!" The priest nodded desperately.

Sure enough, it was her, no, they.

Apollo slightly raised his hand, as if about to do something, but gently put it down again.Zeus and Poseidon were still in a stalemate in the temple, and the gods were still watching from the sidelines.At times like this, he'd better do nothing.

Finally Zeus made a move.

His Majesty the God-King looked around from left to right, slammed the scepter in his hand on the ground, and said, "Adjourn."

An "adjournment" is like a grain of sand thrown into the sea, which can't stir up any waves at all.Almost all the gods were stunned by the news of the "sea rebellion". Those who reacted faster immediately began to discuss that the main god should be sent to quell the rebellion.The loudest voices were undoubtedly Apollo, the sun god, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom, but Zeus had already strode away from the temple, as if he had no intention of sending anyone to deal with it.

But half a quarter of an hour later, Zeus turned back and said to Gaia, the god of the earth who was still in a sluggish state: "You heard it all, grandma."

"Yes." Gaia nodded.

"Then." Zeus looked around slowly, paused for a moment, and said, "Please take Oceanus into custody for now. Poseidon, do you go to the Caucasus cliff to think about your past, or should I tie you up to the Temple of Thunder?" Squat here for three or two years?"

Poseidon finally restored the shock of his jaw: "I want to go and see Triton first."

"turn down."

"You are a dictator!"

"In extraordinary times, of course we need to take some extraordinary measures." Zeus looked around one by one, and his eyes stayed on Apollo, "This time, you go. Remember to be careful with me. Athena, come with me. "

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Okay, father."

Apollo and Athena responded in tandem.

Zeus frowned slightly, but did not deliberately express his emotions.The surrounding gods were still in the previous state of panic, and they didn't pay attention to the difference in the names of the two great gods.

Athena turned her head and glanced at Apollo: "'Your Majesty'?..."

Apollo had quelled a rebellion before, but this time he was just familiar with it.

Zeus didn't specifically tell Apollo what to do, and he didn't even send too many people to Apollo.Anyway, when the Sun God rained down a golden arrow, he was either seriously injured or near death or blind, and the sea boiled and the waves evaporated.Apollo didn't attack too hard, at least not as crazy as Athena cut off half of the opponent's manpower before maiming the other half.

——Oh, I forgot to mention that when the "last" rebels appeared, it happened that Apollo stayed in Troy to build the city wall, so not many gods were afraid of this always generous sun god.

It was already half a year after Apollo cleaned up the group of troublemakers, brought the leaders Hercules and Triton to Zeus, and went to find Despora and Hebe by the way.

In just half a year, the God Realm hasn't changed much, except that the buildings are getting older, the gods don't like to gossip anymore, the atmosphere of panic hangs over the whole mountain, and all the gods are discussing the pros and cons. Whether Mitheus' statement is reasonable.

——Everything in the world has the same composition.

——Life originated from the sea.

——There are far more than four elements in the world, but dozens of them, and they are still increasing...

Apollo felt something was wrong.

Because Diana once told him that when she was still a ghost, she had taught Hecate some "special" things.

But the first thing to do now is to deal with these rebels.

Apollo did not go back to the Temple of the Sun, but went directly to the Pantheon.As for Diana, as early as the night he went to suppress the rebellion, he had already been sent to Delphi, as well as the ghosts who had just been brought up from the underworld.After all, Delphi was the oldest and most powerful sanctuary of the God of Light, and he felt more at ease when Diana was there.

Closer to home.

Zeus summoned all the gods in the sky and the earth into the pantheon in one breath, except the moon god who disappeared temporarily.

Then, he ordered people to remove the statue, opened the record, and sat high behind the trial seat to make the final verdict on the rebellion.

Athena, the goddess of wisdom, acted as his scribe.

"Heracles." Zeus asked his son first, "Why did you take Hebe?"

"I didn't take her away." Hercules replied, "I admit that I like her, and I once 'thought' of stealing her. Of course, I once left a criminal record with His Majesty Pluto—Zeus , this time, I didn't do it."

"Lie!" Triton jumped, "Why didn't you do it? And you, Zeus, you father and son are like a nest of snakes and rats! What kind of father is there is what kind of son!"

Zeus gave Poseidon a meaningful look: "Indeed."

The father's brain is not very bright, and even the son's brain is not very bright.

"We can't believe your side." Athena said, "Where is the evidence?"

As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the Lady Justice.

Lady Justice still has her eyes closed, holding a scale in her hand.The scale hangs steadily, without shifting to either side.

Athena froze for a moment: "...No bias?"

Poseidon, who had been silent for half a year, finally spoke: "At least it proves that Triton did the right thing. Zeus, I strongly urge you to let him go."

"But rebellion is rebellion." Hera said coldly.

"But the balance of justice has no bias!"

"You think you won't be punished like this?"

"Of course!"

"I might as well tell you." Hera sneered, "300 years ago, the balance of the goddess of justice was in favor of Apollo, but Zeus still banished him to the Tempe Valley. Poseidon, facts are facts."

"you……"

——Generally speaking, the first beneficiary is often the mastermind behind the scenes.

—Could it be Hera?

——She does hate Hercules, but there is no need to use her own daughter as bait...

Apollo gently closed his eyes, slowly recalling everything that happened these days in his mind.Rebellion, Council, Prometheus...

parliament?

Someone wants to forcibly suspend parliament?

Or... want to fish in troubled waters...

He opened his eyes and looked around, trying to find some clues in the expressions of the gods.Hera was still arguing with Poseidon about the execution of the rebellion, Athena was meticulously recording every word they said, Zeus sat on top with a sullen face, Prometheus looked filled with righteous indignation...

He remembered the phrase "Humans should fight against this injustice" in the dream.

Who?

who is it?

Because of this matter, there are too many gods who have benefited.Hera can get rid of her thorn in the side, Zeus can temporarily suspend the meeting and fight for at least half a year, Athena is the same, and Prometheus is the same-because he needs enough time to regain his footing and sell himself. theory……

"Apollo."

Zeus spoke suddenly, with unquestionable majesty.

"You pass the judgment."

Apollo stood up slowly and bowed to Zeus.

"...Yes, Your Majesty."

He looked around and finally settled on the trembling goddess of youth.

"I think it's up to Heber to state that fact first."

The gods had been arguing a lot just now, and they all ignored the person involved, no, the goddess.

The goddess in question glanced at Hera timidly, then sobbed and said, "I, I was taken away."